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Marauder

Gay and Depressed in Prison

3rd place entry in Corgi's Gaybellion Contest

In this game, you play a very familiar character from the previous Gay and Depressed stories, who is now in jail. You used to be a side character in other people's stories, but now the spotlight is finally yours in this Gay and Depressed spin-off!

If you're interested in some more Gay and Depressed story games, check out the original by queenlatifah04, Gay Old Time by Darius_Conwright, Gay and DepressedER!!! by fresh_out_of_the_oven, and Gay and Depressed: The snow bunny society by Benholman44. All of the "gay and depressed" stories are stand-alone stories, so each one can be read separately, but I highly recommend you check these stories out!

Mechanossassin

unpublished

Entry for Endmaster's Prompt Contest 5
Special Thanks to Siyu for helping me out with proofreading, along with some helpful advice!

Outlast

unpublished

The Outlast Empire has existed for millennia, spreading its reach across time and space. From its humble beginnings as the former Incan Empire, it has outlasted all its foes, and grown to govern the vast expanse that is the known universe

But now it faces its greatest challenge yet. Extinction.

Scientists have predicted that the anomaly known as "The Heat Death of the Universe" has accelerated its approach due to an unknown variable, and armageddon is now imminent. In 10 years, the universe will cease to exist as it once was, and all that will remain is the cold black maw of the unforgiving cosmos.

Play as Prince Achik Chasqui, the third son of Emperor Pachacuti Amaru. Your birth was heralded by a fleet of shooting stars, lighting the sky in a blaze of light, a sight that has not had its equal for over 300 years.

While many believed that your birth foretold certain doom, which was only confirmed for them by the news of the upcoming Heat Death event, a few believed that you were to be the savior of the Outlast Empire. The man who would usher in a new era of unparalleled technological advance and an intellectual renaissance, the 2nd Golden Age of the Outlast Empire. Of course, the majority of people believed that you would live the typical sheltered and privileged life of the younger sons in the monarchy, spending the rest of your days on the beaches of outbound planets, having little to no impact in the annals of history.

But the only person who can truly decide what happens next is you. Your choices will shape your future, and the destiny of the Outlast Empire itself. So choose wisely, and may the stars guide you on your journey.

Nicely done! This is a great prompt, I'm really excited to see what you'll write from it. We got a great sneak peek from the Mod Thunderdome a few months back, so I can't wait to see a full storygame from this prompt.

As long as you don't delete system 32 to try and fix screen resolution, you should be fine. Anyways, congratulations on ascending, this text wall was very entertaining. Looking forward to the next installment where you start the war between humans and the machines.

I love this photoshop lol. This thread is gold. Also, what does the W. in Sentinel W. Penguin stand for?

I know right! It's such a good book. I did not expect half of the weird crazy sci-fi stuff when I first started reading. Dan Simmons takes all these complex ideas and does such a cool job of weaving this intricate epic science fiction story. And I also loved that the story doesn't just end with the pilgrimage itself, but the pilgrimage also acts as an imbalance that shakes up the tenuous status quo between the hegemony and the AIs. Really great series.

People have done this before. Check out Mizal's "Read my stories or die!", Ogre's Explorer Inn, and there may be a few others. Other people have integrated short stories as a major plot device, like Camelon, since his story features a storyteller who, depending on the quality/style of his stories, may or may not get the money he needs to go on the journey he's attempting. I'd recommend you read all 3 to get a feel for this style. Heck, if you want examples from published novels, Dan Simmons's Hyperion(which I've recommended on here a few times), and Canterbury Tales both do this. Hyperion is actually based on Canterbury Tales interestingly enough, except in Hyperion, the pilgrimage is to the home of a giant metallic spiky monster who travels through time, and impales people on a giant tree.

yes you can!

I would say making a choice-driven game is the way to go. With "linear"(there's a distinction between "linear" stories, and 100 percent linear stories. If you write a story that is 100 percent linear, it will get taken down for low ratings) storygames, you can get away with it, and a few authors on here are known for making games that have comparatively less choice, but the reason their games are rated so highly is because of really high quality prose and great character work. So you can still do it if that's what the story you're telling demands, but it's better to have more choices in your story. Even when you do choose to make a choice-driven game, you don't have to overload it with choices on every page that change the narrative, funneling the story into separate branches, if that's not your style. There are top rated games that are of 2 varieties, depth and scope. Mystic about depth vs scope. in her article on writing epic storygames. here's the link: https://chooseyourstory.com/help/articles/article.aspx?ArticleId=4394 Depth is where there are 2 or 3 main storylines, with most choices leading to either one of the main endings, or a bunch of death endings. An example is "These Shackled Souls". You're not going to see like 20 epilogue endings Scope is where there is a sense of breadth and expanse in the world. Examples include As Ink or Reborn. You get comparatively less story in each branch, but each branch feels conclusive and yet at the same time, makes you want to see more from the world. Sherb is great at this! But whatever you do, don't make your story completely linear! This is when new authors will basically ignore the "choose" part of "choose your own story", and just write a really boring linear story that has literally 0 choices, and then ends after 10 pages. Don't do that!

RIP Chris, I'll pour one out to my Batman homie.

Glad you enjoyed it, Darius! It was a real treat to get the chance to pick your brain on writing! I'm excited to see your story for this year's contest.

Good to see you back, ninja! Hope you’ve been having a great 2026 so far! Glad to see you’ve been keeping up with these posts! I read Last Wish this year as well and really enjoyed it. I heard that the main story officially starts by the 3rd book: blood of elves, but I’m so glad that I got the first book though, I’ve been enjoying the various short stories. My favorite was the lesser evil. The story where he meets Yennefer was also really good. What was your favorite, Ninja?